If you were dying to have lyrics by the Celtic folk-punk Pogues' front man without the music, here they are. But why anyone would spend the price of a CD for that is unclear. MacGowan writes good lyrics--sometimes very good--but even with the best lyrics, the musical context is about 80% of the deal. The drawings (by Hewitt) and photos (by Pyke) are an attraction, but only for real Pogues fans--and then only those who can stand to look at pictures of MacGowan's famous bad teeth.

If you were dying to have lyrics by the Celtic folk-punk Pogues' front man without the music, here they are. But why anyone would spend the price of a CD for that is unclear. MacGowan writes good lyrics--sometimes very good--but even with the best lyrics, the musical context is about 80% of the deal. The drawings (by Hewitt) and photos (by Pyke) are an attraction, but only for real Pogues fans--and then only those who can stand to look at pictures of MacGowan's famous bad teeth.

The Board of Supervisors approved a $1-million construction project for a new kitchen and dining facility at James A. Musick Branch Jail in Irvine. The sheriff's office needed a replacement kitchen after the previous facility was condemned due to old age, said Assistant Sheriff John Hewitt. Of three bids received, 2H Construction Inc. of Long Beach submitted the lowest bid to build 10 modular units. Construction is expected to start in January.

Assistant Sheriff John "Rocky" Hewitt retired from the Orange County Sheriff's Department last week after nearly 37 years of service. Hewitt, 63, started with the department in 1967 and became Mission Viejo's first chief of police operations. His most recent assignment was taking charge of the county jail operations.

Mr. Bill, a 13-foot-long sawfish with a snout like a chain saw, was floating dead in his tank. So were more than half a dozen sand tiger sharks, sleek gray creatures measuring 9 feet long. They were like so many neglected goldfish. The macaws in the Amazon rain forest exhibit, where temperatures rose to 140 degrees in the absence of air conditioning, were clinging to life. When a small group of workers returned to the blacked-out aquarium a few days ago, the smell was nauseating.

Knight Trading Group shares tumbled 16% early Thursday after the biggest Nasdaq market middleman said that two senior executives quit and that it may have to fire as much as 6% of its work force. The stock (ticker symbol: NITE) recovered to close off 2 cents at $9.95, still its lowest since 1998. Knight, hurt by slower trading and by shrinking stock bid-asked price spreads in the wake of U.S.

A Colorado prison consultant will tour Orange County Jail facilities next month in response to persistent concerns about jail overcrowding and incidents of inmate violence. Assistant Sheriff John (Rocky) Hewitt said Thursday that consultant Ray Nelson's visit, which begins Aug. 9, was prompted by the decade-long overcrowding problem and recent clashes between Latino and black inmates. The visit was approved by Sheriff Brad Gates, he said.

Sheriff's deputies on horseback began patrolling creek beds and parks in San Juan Capistrano Friday afternoon, part of an expanded coverage of the city that will include officers on foot in the downtown area and unmarked cars cruising neighborhoods where increased illegal activities have been noted in recent weeks. The new patrols will augment the two, and sometimes three, vehicles that cover the city on a contract basis with the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department, according to Capt.

What do professional tax preparers think of the flat tax idea proposed by presidential candidate Jerry Brown? Not surprisingly, not much. "The more you simplify something, the more unfair it is," complained John Hewitt, president of Jackson Hewitt Inc. "It's basically unfair to charge people the same rate." Of course, a flat tax would also make it less likely that taxpayers would need professionals such as Hewitt to help them understand the tax laws and to prepare their personal tax returns.